Tuiwa

Tuiwa (Chinese: 推瓦村; pinyin: Tuīwǎ Cūn; Tibetan: མཐུད་བ་གྲོང་ཚོ་, ZWPY: Tüwa Chongco) is a village located in Daglung [zh] Town, Nagarzê County, Shannan, Tibet, located at the northeast shore of Lake Puma Yumco.^[2] Tuiwa is the second highest permanent settlement by elevation in the world, after La Rinconada, Peru.

CountryPeople's Republic of China

Elevation

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5,070 m (16,630 ft)

Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

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Tuiwa 推瓦村 མཐུད་བ་གྲོང་ཚོ་
Village
Tuiwa Location in Tibet Autonomous Region
Coordinates: 28°33′48″N 90°31′52″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Autonomous region	Tibet Autonomous Region
Prefecture-level city	Shannan
County	Nagarzê
Town	Daglung [zh]
Elevation [1]	5,070 m (16,630 ft)
Population
• Total	159
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

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The village is located at an elevation of 5,070 meters above sea level. It is often referred to as "the highest administrative village in the world".^[3]

Tuiwa is located in a pastoral region. Animal husbandry is the main source of income for the villagers.^[3]